Lito Lapid (Manuel "Lito" Mercado)

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Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (born Manuel Mercado Lapid), professionally known as Lito Lapid, is a Filipino actor and politician serving as a Senator since 2019 and previously from 2004 to 2016.

Birthday, Age, Height, Weight

Full Name	Lito Lapid	Nick/Other Name	Manuel "Lito" Mercado
Citizenship	Filipino	Born On (Age)	August 21, 1955
Birth (Place)	Porac, Pampanga, Philippines	Gender	Male
Height	188 cm	Weight	80 kg

Education, Career, Agency, Partner

Professions	Actor, Politician
Actively Working	1968 - Present
Agencies (Work For)	...
Higher Education	Unknown
Marital Status	Married Marissa Tadeo (Unknown-Present)

Lito Lapid Bio, Education, Professional Career

Actor and Filipino politician Lito Lapid was born on 21 August 1955 in Porac, Pampanga as the fifth child out of nine children of Jose Songco Lapid and Eleuteria Mercado.

Lapid completed his elementary education at the Porac Central School in 1968 and secondary education at St. Catherine's Academy in Porac in 1972. He did not enroll in his tertiary education as he pursued acting.

Lito Lapid is married to Marissa Tadeo with whom he has four children including Mark. Lapid also has a child with former supermodel Melanie Marquez and another, actress Ysabel Ortega with former singer, Michelle Ortega.